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Ecclesiastes 2 उपदेशकः 2

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1

परोत्तिष्येparottiṣye सुखेनsu·khe·na त्वाम्tvām रक्तिrakti त्वंtvaṃ भुच्वbhucva मङ्गलंmaṅ·ga·laṃ। इत्यवादिityavādi मयाma·yā स्वान्तम्svāntam व्पलीकन्तुvpalīkantu तदप्यभूत्tadapyabhūt

parottiṣye sukhena tvām rakti tvaṃ bhucva maṅgalaṃ| ityavādi mayā svāntam vpalīkantu tadapyabhūt

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
2

दासंdā·saṃ प्रतिpra·ti मयाma·yā प्रोक्तprokta छतबुद्धिरसावितिchatabuddhirasāviti। टताṭatā प्रतिpra·ti प्रोक्तंprok·taṃ किंkiṃ कक्तंkaktaṃ एवतेevate सुयाsuyā।।
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dāsaṃ prati mayā prokta chatabuddhirasāviti| ṭatā prati proktaṃ kiṃ kaktaṃ evate suyā||

I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
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नभसोna·bha·so घेghe सन्तानाःsan·tā·nāḥ खल्यघखमितायुषिkhalyaghakhamitāyuṣi। किंkiṃ छृत्वाchṛtvā प्राप्नुयुःprāpnuyuḥ क्षेमंkṣe·maṃ यावन्नyā·van·na निश्चिनोमिniś·ci·no·mi तत्tat तावन्मनाtāvanmanā नयन्na·yan प्रज्ञांprajñāṃ मय्येmayye याद्यास्यyādyāsya तनुंtanuṃ। मूएतांद?वलम्बष्ये मनसेतदmanasetada चिन्तयंcintayaṃ।।
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nabhaso ghe santānāḥ khalyaghakhamitāyuṣi| kiṃ chṛtvā prāpnuyuḥ kṣemaṃ yāvanna niścinomi tat tāvanmanā nayan prajñāṃ mayye yādyāsya tanuṃ| mūetāṃda?valambaṣye manasetada cintayaṃ||

I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
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ताtā मद्दान्तिmaddānti काय्याणिkāyyāṇi कत्तमारब्धवाkattamārabdhavā नहnaha।
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tā maddānti kāyyāṇi kattamārabdhavā naha|

I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
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उद्यानानिudyānāni तथाta·thā खार्थम्khārtham अकुव्यंakuvyaṃ काननानिkānanāni चca भूरु्ान्bhūruān पलिनस्तचpalinastaca नानाविधानरोषवnānāvidhānaroṣava।।
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udyānāni tathā khārtham akuvyaṃ kānanāni ca bhūruān palinastaca nānāvidhānaroṣava||

I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
6

खच्तात्पाद्ककान्तारंkhactātpādkakāntāraṃ सक्तंsaktaṃ सरांसिsarāṃsi चाखनंcākhanaṃ।।
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khactātpādkakāntāraṃ saktaṃ sarāṃsi cākhanaṃ||

I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
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दासानक्रीणिdāsānakrīṇi दासौdā·sau गृदजाचgṛdajāca
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dāsānakrīṇi dāsau gṛdajāca

I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
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ममाभवन्mamābhavan चयिसूशालमिcayisūśālami मल्पून्ेmalpūne यावन्तञ्चावसन्yāvantañcāvasan नराःna·rāḥ। तेभ्यःtebh·yaḥ सर्व्वभ्यsarvabhya एवासंevāsaṃ गोमधेgomadhe धनवानdhanavāna।। समतैषमदंsamataiṣamadaṃ रोप्यंropyaṃ जातरूपच्चjātarūpacca भूरिशःbhūriśaḥ। राज्ञांrāj·ñāṃ नानाखयलानाच्चासामान्यानिnānākhayalānāccāsāmānyāni वसून्यपिvasūnyapi।। गायकान्gāyakān गायिकास्वापिgāyikāsvāpi मज्निमित्तmajnimitta न्ययोजयंnyayojayaṃ। सुsu खद्दतून्khaddatūn ्टपुच्ाणंṭapucāṇaṃ पलीमृपच्तियोpalīmṛpactiyo ऽपिpi चca।।
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mamābhavan cayisūśālami malpūne yāvantañcāvasan narāḥ| tebhyaḥ sarvvabhya evāsaṃ gomadhe dhanavāna|| samataiṣamadaṃ ropyaṃ jātarūpacca bhūriśaḥ| rājñāṃ nānākhayalānāccāsāmānyāni vasūnyapi|| gāyakān gāyikāsvāpi majnimitta nyayojayaṃ| su khaddatūn ṭapucāṇaṃ palīmṛpactiyo 'pi ca||

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
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चिरूशालमिcirūśālami मतृब्बेंmatṛbbeṃ यावन्तोyā·van·to न्यवसत्nya·va·sat जनाःja·nāḥ। तथ्यtathya: सर्व्वध्यsarvadhya रवासंravāsaṃ मचान्macān बुड्याbuḍyā चca संयतःsaṃyataḥ। मामकीनंmāmakīnaṃ चca याyā प्रज्ञाprajñā मयिma·yi सापिsā·pi यतिष्तyatiṣta।।

cirūśālami matṛbbeṃ yāvanto nyavasat janāḥ| tathya: sarvvadhya ravāsaṃ macān buḍyā ca saṃyataḥ| māmakīnaṃ ca yā prajñā mayi sāpi yatiṣta||

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
10

स्वाक्तिभ्यांsvāktibhyāṃ याचितंyācitaṃ किश्चिन्मयाkiścinmayā मेme वापसंह्वतंvāpasaṃhvataṃ। स्वमनःsva·ma·naḥ सुखभागाचsukhabhāgāca कैस्माचिन्नkaismācinna निवारितंnivāritaṃ। धताdhatā ममma·ma श्रमात्śramāt छत्छाट्chatchāṭ यत्yat सुखंsu·khaṃ मनसेmanase ऽभवत्bha·vat ममma·ma लभ्यंlabh·yaṃ तदेवासीत्tadevāsīt खौयकछृत्लपरिश्चमात्khauyakachṛtlapariścamāt।।

svāktibhyāṃ yācitaṃ kiścinmayā me vāpasaṃhvataṃ| svamanaḥ sukhabhāgāca kaismācinna nivāritaṃ| dhatā mama śramāt chatchāṭ yat sukhaṃ manase 'bhavat mama labhyaṃ tadevāsīt khauyakachṛtlapariścamāt||

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
11

ष्प्रालाच्यṣprālācya त्वेखिलंtvekhilaṃ कर्म्मेkarme स्वsva चस्तान्यांcastānyāṃ कृतkṛ·ta मयाma·yā। छतश्नchataśna साधsādha नेच्छातःnecchātaḥ स्वीयसबव्वघरियsvīyasabavvaghariya मma। बद्धमवास्तवंbaddhamavāstavaṃ सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ मनसश्चma·na·saś·ca विडम्बनंviḍambanaṃ। ऋचṛca दिवाकरस्याधःdivākarasyādhaḥ कोऽपिko·pi लोभेlo·bhe नna विद्यतेvid·ya·te।।

ṣprālācya tvekhilaṃ karmme sva castānyāṃ kṛta mayā| chataśna sādha necchātaḥ svīyasabavvaghariya ma| baddhamavāstavaṃ sarvvaṃ manasaśca viḍambanaṃ| ṛca divākarasyādhaḥ ko'pi lobhe na vidyate||

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
12

प्रज्ञांprajñāṃ मदश्चmadaśca मैस्यंच्चmaisyaṃcca प्रावन्तprāvanta हंhaṃ निरीचितुंnirīcituṃ राज्ञःrāj·ñaḥ पच्चाट्paccāṭ यya खयातिkhayāti सजनःsajanaḥ किंkiṃ करिष्यतिka·riṣ·ya·ti। कृतंkṛ·taṃ यत्yat पुव्वंकालेधुpuvvaṃkāledhu सsa तदेवta·de·va करिष्यतिka·riṣ·ya·ti।।
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prajñāṃ madaśca maisyaṃcca prāvanta haṃ nirīcituṃ rājñaḥ paccāṭ ya khayāti sajanaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati| kṛtaṃ yat puvvaṃkāledhu sa tadeva kariṣyati||

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
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किर्त्वन्धकारताkirtvandhakāratā यादटक्yādaṭak दीपरत्वुटताdīparatvuṭatā भवेत्bha·vet। ज्ञानस्थात्वुछधताjñānasthātvuchadhatā माख्यात्mākhyāt तादृश्रीtādṛśrī वीच्तिताvīctitā मयाma·yā।।
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kirtvandhakāratā yādaṭak dīparatvuṭatā bhavet| jñānasthātvuchadhatā mākhyāt tādṛśrī vīctitā mayā||

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
14

मुर््धिंmurdhiṃ सतोsa·to ज्ञानिनाjñā·ni·nā नेत्रेnet·re ध्वान्तेdhvānte भ्वाम्यतिbhvāmyati बालिशःbāliśaḥ गतिरेकाgatirekā तुtu सर्व्वेघाsarveghā मिद्यपिmidyapi ज्ञातवानऊंjñātavānaūṃ।।
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murdhiṃ sato jñāninā netre dhvānte bhvāmyati bāliśaḥ gatirekā tu sarvveghā midyapi jñātavānaūṃ||

The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
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तदाta·dā चित्तेcit·te मयाma·yā प्रोक्तprokta दण्णdaṇṇa मूखेस्यmūkhesya वाvā भवेत्bha·vet। ममापिma·mā·pi भविताbha·vi·tā सैवsai·va महाmahā ज्ञान्यभवंjñānyabhavaṃ कुतःku·taḥ। पश्यैतदप्यलीकंpaśyaitadapyalīkaṃ अदितिaditi चित्तेcit·te मयादितंmayāditaṃ।।

tadā citte mayā prokta daṇṇa mūkhesya vā bhavet| mamāpi bhavitā saiva mahā jñānyabhavaṃ kutaḥ| paśyaitadapyalīkaṃ aditi citte mayāditaṃ||

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
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मृखताmṛkhatā नाम्नnām·na विज्ञस्यvijñasya चिरस्थायिन्यनुस्मतिःcirasthāyinyanusmatiḥ। यस्माद्yas·mād अागाभिकालेषुaāgābhikāleṣu सवेsave षविस्मरिṣavismari व्यतेvyate। हाहाhāhā विक्षस्यvikṣasya ग्रद्युश्gradyuś म्खैस्येवmkhaisyeva भविय्यतिbhaviyyati।।
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mṛkhatā nāmna vijñasya cirasthāyinyanusmatiḥ| yasmād aāgābhikāleṣu save ṣavismari vyate| hāhā vikṣasya gradyuś mkhaisyeva bhaviyyati||

For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
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समजायतsamajāyata तत्यख्ात्tatyakhāt जीवनेjī·va·ne ऽपिpi णाṇā समsama। व्यरझयत्चvyarajhayatca मांmāṃ कर्म्मंkarmaṃ करियमाणंkariyamāṇaṃ रवेरथःraverathaḥ। सर्ग्यमेवsargyameva यतेya·te ऽलीकंlīkaṃ मनसश्चma·na·saś·ca विडम्बनंviḍambanaṃ।।
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samajāyata tatyakhāt jīvane 'pi ṇā sama| vyarajhayatca māṃ karmmaṃ kariyamāṇaṃ raverathaḥ| sargyameva yate 'līkaṃ manasaśca viḍambanaṃ||

Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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व्यरज्येvyarajye ऽहंhaṃ अमेame छतखेchatakhe सूय्यंस्याधाsūyyaṃsyādhā मयाma·yā छातेchāte। सम्पsampa यतोya·to ऽपयिष्यामिpayiṣyāmi नरोna·ro भाविनिbhāvini मत्परःmatparaḥ।।
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vyarajye 'haṃ ame chatakhe sūyyaṃsyādhā mayā chāte| sampa yato 'payiṣyāmi naro bhāvini matparaḥ||

Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
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सनतुsanatu विज्षाvijṣā ऽल्यबुद्धिlyabuddhi वाvā भवितेतिbhaviteti नna निश्चितंniś·ci·taṃ। रय्यस्थाधाrayyasthādhā मयाma·yā किन्तुkin·tu कृताkṛ·tā यश्चyaś·ca परिश्रमpariśrama:। ज्ञानjñā·na यश्चyaś·ca प्रयुक्तच्चprayuktacca तेषांte·ṣāṃ मामककम्मंणांmāmakakammaṃṇāṃ। स्वामित्वंsvāmitvaṃ लप्यतेlapyate तेनte·na पश्यैतदप्यpaśyaitadapya वास्तवंvāstavaṃ।।
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sanatu vijṣā 'lyabuddhi vā bhaviteti na niścitaṃ| rayyasthādhā mayā kintu kṛtā yaśca pariśrama:| jñāna yaśca prayuktacca teṣāṃ māmakakammaṃṇāṃ| svāmitvaṃ lapyate tena paśyaitadapya vāstavaṃ||

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
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खूरय्यस्याधाkhūrayyasyādhā हमश्राभ्यंhamaśrābhyaṃ सकलैsakalai यैःyaiḥ परिय्pariy मेme!। तचान्तःकरtacāntaḥkara गस्याशांgasyāśāṃ प्रावत्तंprāvattaṃ प्रेज्मितुंprejmituṃ तदाta·dā।।
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khūrayyasyādhā hamaśrābhyaṃ sakalai yaiḥ pariy me!| tacāntaḥkara gasyāśāṃ prāvattaṃ prejmituṃ tadā||

Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
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बडाbaḍā ज्ञानेनjñā·ne·na सिद्धाsid·dhā चca नरःna·raḥ छात्वाchātvā परिश्रमpariśrama। प्रात्नफलंprātnaphalaṃ करोत्यन्यंkarotyanyaṃ तचाझतपरिश्रमंtacājhatapariśramaṃ। प्रश्येतदप्यलीकंpraśyetadapyalīkaṃ हिhi यसनच्चyasanacca खुदुःसद्ंkhuduḥsadṃ।।
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baḍā jñānena siddhā ca naraḥ chātvā pariśrama| prātnaphalaṃ karotyanyaṃ tacājhatapariśramaṃ| praśyetadapyalīkaṃ hi yasanacca khuduḥsadṃ||

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
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यतोya·to दिवाकरस्याधाdivākarasyādhā यश्चyaś·ca आम्यतिāmyati मानवःmā·na·vaḥ। तस्मांत्tasmāṃt झत्स्ाच्छमात्jhatsācchamāt तस्यtas·ya मनस्तापाच्चmanastāpācca किंkiṃ फलpha·la
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yato divākarasyādhā yaśca āmyati mānavaḥ| tasmāṃt jhatsācchamāt tasya manastāpācca kiṃ phala

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
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तस्यtas·ya सव्बदिनsavbadina करkara चेनcena व्यथाकरvyathākara। मनाmanā रोचroca नna निद्रातिnid·rā·ti पश्थेतदप्यवास्तवpaśthetadapyavāstava।।
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tasya savbadina kara cena vyathākara| manā roca na nidrāti paśthetadapyavāstava||

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
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मङ्गलंmaṅ·ga·laṃ म्रोजनात्mrojanāt पानात्pānāt खकीयेkhakīye चca प्ररिश्चमेprariścame। मनःसन्तपंणादन्यत्manaḥsantapaṃṇādanyat मनुष्यस्यma·nuṣ·yas·ya नna विद्यतेvid·ya·te। सरस्यsarasya कराच्वेतत्karācvetat प्राप्यमितीत्ितंprāpyamitītitaṃ मयाma·yā।।

maṅgalaṃ mrojanāt pānāt khakīye ca prariścame| manaḥsantapaṃṇādanyat manuṣyasya na vidyate| sarasya karācvetat prāpyamitītitaṃ mayā||

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
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अद्रेःadreḥ सख्यमारखsakhyamārakha कस्तkasta मत्ताmat·tā ऽतिरिचतेtiricate।
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adreḥ sakhyamārakha kasta mattā 'tiricate|

For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
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पश्चpaśca प्रखरोpra·kha·ro यस्मिन्yas·min मनुष्यma·nuṣ·ya परितुष्यतिparituṣyati। तस्मैtas·mai बिच्चbicca विद्याच्चvidyācca हर्ताhartā ददातिda·dā·ti सःsaḥ।। पापिनेpāpine यच्छतिyacchati ज्ञोशंjñośaṃ सद्धेतव्यंsaddhetavyaṃ ततोta·to घनंghanaṃ। राशीछात्यrāśīchātya चca दातव्यंdā·tav·yaṃ तेनेशस्यteneśasya भियेbhiye नरोna·ro।। पश्येतदप्यलीकंpaśyetadapyalīkaṃ हिhi मनसma·na·sa विरम्बनंvirambanaṃ।। कka
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paśca prakharo yasmin manuṣya parituṣyati| tasmai bicca vidyācca hartā dadāti saḥ|| pāpine yacchati jñośaṃ saddhetavyaṃ tato ghanaṃ| rāśīchātya ca dātavyaṃ teneśasya bhiye naro|| paśyetadapyalīkaṃ hi manasa virambanaṃ|| ka

For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.